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Smoke and Mirrors In your article "Big Tobacco's War for Africa" you underestimated smoking rates by ignoring the amount of cheap pipe tobacco that is sold and hand-rolled into cigarettes [Aug. 10]. Most of the countries in Africa have a lot of so-called "grey" (that is, unofficial...
Opening the Racial Floodgates I take offense to Tanehisi Coates' article "When Race Matters" [Aug. 10]. Why is everyone overlooking the fact that Henry Louis Gates Jr. immediately started mouthing off and playing the race card? A cop's job is tough enough. Why couldn't he have simply answered...
Re "The Myth About Exercise" [Aug. 17]: I must take issue with some of the points portrayed as fact. Numerous studies have shown that exercise is indeed central to an effective weight-loss program. The key concept is a simple equation of energy balance: calories expended throughout the day must...
You missed the point. The message should be "Get moving, and plan healthy, low-calorie snacks." If the article discourages even a few on-the-fence exercisers, you have done your readers a huge disservice. Barbie Collins, HINGHAM, MASS.
Your entire article is based on the assumption that the vast majority of regular exercisers eat unhealthy foods. Why, then, don't you focus on the food? Charles Toppan, BROOKLINE, MASS.